2019 Solheim Cup, Team qualification and selection, Team selection
Team USATeam USA consisted of the leading eight players from the LPGA Solheim Cup points rankings, the top two players in the Women's World Golf Rankings not already qualified via the points rankings and two chosen by the team captain. LPGA Solheim Cup points were earned for top-20 finishes on the LPGA Tour over a two-year period ending on August 25 with the 2019 Canadian Women's Open. Points were doubled in major championships, and top-20 finishes during the 2019 LPGA Tour season earned 50% more points than those in 2017 and 2018.


2019 Solheim Cup, Teams
^Suzann Pettersen, previously named an assistant captain, was chosen as one of the captain's picks. Melissa Reid was named as the final assistant captain. Bronte Law had not played in the required number of events to gain an automatic place. Ages on first day of matches, 13 September; Rolex rankings at team selection on 12 August. Captain's picks shown in yellow.


2019 Solheim Cup, Teams
^Stacy Lewis was originally selected as a captain's pick but withdrew with a back injury. Ages on first day of matches, 13 September; Rolex rankings at team selection on 26 August. Captain's picks shown in yellow.


2019 Solheim Cup, Day one, Morning foursomes
Jessica Korda and Nelly Korda became the first sisters to be paired together in the Solheim Cup. They were 5 up after 7 holes, eventually winning 6&4 and scoring the first point. Of the remaining three matches, Europe won two and halved the other to take a 21⁄2 to 11⁄2 lead.


2019 Solheim Cup, Day one, Afternoon four-ball
Both captains selected the four players who hadn't played in the morning session to play in the opening two afternoon matches. Because of a late finish by Hull and Muñoz in the morning session, Match 3 (Hull/Muñoz v N. Korda/Altomare) started after Match 4 (Ciganda/Law v J. Korda/Thompson). The table below reflects the official order.


2019 Solheim Cup, Day one, Afternoon four-ball
Ally McDonald and Angel Yin were dormie 7 up in their match against Anna Nordqvist and Caroline Hedwall, and although the Swedish pair won the 12th hole, McDonald and Yin won 7&5, tying a Solheim Cup record for largest four-ball victory. In the last two matches the European pairs led playing the final hole but both American pairs won the 18th to halve both matches.


2019 Solheim Cup, Day two, Morning foursomes
Anna Nordqvist and Anne van Dam were 4 up after 6 holes against Morgan Pressel and Marina Alex but the Americans then won 7 of the next 9 holes, winning the match 2&1. Jessica Korda and Nelly Korda won their second foursomes match, this time winning 6&5, after winning their first match 6&4. Europe won the remaining two matches to leave the session tied.


2019 Solheim Cup, Day two, Afternoon four-ball
Ally McDonald and Angel Yin were 3 up with 5 holes to play against Georgia Hall and Céline Boutier but the European pair won the last five holes to win the match, 2 up. The United States won two matches and halved the other, leaving the match tied with the 12 singles matches to be played.


2019 Solheim Cup, Day three, Singles
In one of the greatest finishes in the history of match play golf, the Europeans won each of the last 3 games to regain the cup. Bronte Law holed a 15 footer on 16 to go 1-up with 2 to play against Ally McDonald, who missed a short putt on 17 to give Law the win and level it up. Less than a minute later, Suzann Pettersen held her nerve to hole the winning 7-footer on the 18th green of the last match out on the course for Europe's first Solheim Cup win since 2013.


2019 Solheim Cup, Individual player records
Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player.


2019 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election
The 2019 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2019 Solomon Islands general election
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 3 April 2019. They were the first general elections since the RAMSI mission concluded in 2017. On 24 April 2019, Manasseh Sogavare was elected by the 11th National Parliament as Prime Minister of Solomon Islands.


2019 Solomon Islands general election, Electoral system
The 50 members of the National Parliament were elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.


2019 Solomon Islands general election, Electoral system
Voters had to be at least 18 years old and hold Solomon Islands citizenship. Overseas residents could not vote, and people were disqualified for voting if they have committed a breach of the electoral law, been declared insane, been imprisoned for more than six months, or are under a death sentence. A total of 359,522 Solomon Islanders registered to vote in the elections, an increase of 72,000 compared to the 2014 elections.


2019 Solomon Islands general election, Electoral system
Candidates had to be at least 21 years old and resident in the constituency in which they ran. Disqualifications included holding dual citizenship, being executives or members of the Electoral Commission, having an undischarged bankruptcy, being imprisoned for more than six months, or being under a death sentence.


2019 Solomon Islands general election, Conduct
There were reports that voters faced irregularities at polling stations, such as names missing from the electoral register.


2019 Solomon Islands general election, Conduct
Fears of violence following the results resulted in police officers being on alert as results were announced.


2019 Solomon Islands general election, Conduct
Australian and New Zealand defence forces provided contingency logistics support before and during the elections, including approximately 300 personnel, HMAS Melville, and six support helicopters. Observers included New Zealand observer groups in three constituencies, Australian observer groups in fourteen constituencies, and Australian National University researchers and observers in fifteen constituencies.


2019 Somali First Division
The 2019 Somali First Division is the 46th season of the Somali First Division, the top-tier football league in Somalia. The season started on 7 February 2019.


2019 Somerset West and Taunton District Council election
The 2019 Somerset West and Taunton District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Somerset West and Taunton District Council in Somerset, England. This was the first election since the West Somerset District Council and Taunton Deane merged, with the whole council being up for election.


2019 Soul Train Music Awards
The 2019 Soul Train Music Awards took place on November 17 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and aired live for the first time, on BET and BET Her. It was hosted by Tisha Campbell & Tichina Arnold, honoring artists in 12 different categories. During the ceremony Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis were honored with the Legend Award, while gospel singer Yolanda Adams received the Lady of Soul Award for her contributions to the music industry.


2019 South Africa Sevens
The 2019 South Africa Sevens is the second tournament within the 2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series and the 21st South Africa Sevens tournament. It will be held on 13–15 December 2019 at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa.


2019 South Africa Sevens
Fiji, the United States and South Africa – three of the top four teams from the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series – were all drawn into Pool A.


2019 South Africa Sevens, Format
The sixteen are drawn into four pools of four teams. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup playoffs and compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. The other teams from each pool go to the classification playoffs for ninth to sixteenth placings.


2019 South Africa Sevens, Teams
Fifteen core teams participated in the tournament along with one invited team, Japan.


2019 South Africa Sevens, Dream Team
Runners-up and host team South Africa contributed three players to the tournament Dream Team.


2019 South Africa Women's Sevens
The 2019 South Africa Women's Sevens was a tournament held at the Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa from 13–15 December 2019. It will be the first edition of the South Africa Women's Sevens and will also be the third tournament of the 2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series.


2019 South Africa Women's Sevens, Format
The teams are drawn into three pools of four teams each. Each team plays every other team in their pool once. The top two teams from each pool advance to the Cup/Plate brackets while the top 2 third place teams also compete in the Cup/Plate. The other teams from each group play-off for the Challenge Trophy.


2019 South Africa Women's Sevens, Teams
Twelve teams will compete in the tournament with eleven being the core teams that compete throughout the entire season. The invited team for this tournament is  South Africa.


2019 South African Athletics Championships
The 2019 South African Athletics Championships was the 109th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for South Africa. It was held on 25–27 April at the Germiston Stadium in Germiston. It served as the selection meeting for South Africa at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.


2019 South African general election
The 2019 South African general election was held on 8 May 2019 to elect a new President, National Assembly and provincial legislatures in each province. These were the sixth elections held since the end of apartheid in 1994 and determined who would become the next President of South Africa.


2019 South African general election
Incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa led the ruling African National Congress, with the party attempting to retain its majority status and secure Ramaphosa a full term in office as president; his predecessor, Jacob Zuma, resigned from office on 14 February 2018. Zuma was already ineligible for a third term in office as the South African Constitution limits a president to serve a maximum of two five-year terms.


2019 South African general election
The National Assembly election was won by the ruling African National Congress (ANC), but with a reduced majority of 57.50%, down from 62.15% in the 2014 election. This was also the ANC's lowest vote share since the election after the end of apartheid in 1994 where they won 62.65% of the total vote share. The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) declined from 22.23% to 20.77%, while the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) significantly grew, going from 6.35% to 10.80%. The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) grew from 2.40% to 3.38%, this was the first time the party grew since 1994. The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) also grew from 0.9% to 2.38%, which is its highest vote share since its founding.


2019 South African general election
Eight of the nine provincial legislatures were won by the ANC. The EFF retained its position as official opposition in Limpopo and the North West, while simultaneously beating the Democratic Alliance to second place in Mpumalanga. The DA obtained the second place in four provinces won by the ANC. In KwaZulu-Natal, the Inkatha Freedom Party beat the DA to second place for the first time since 2014 and grew to 3.38% on the national level. In the Western Cape, the only province not won by the ANC, the DA declined from 59.38% to 55.45%.


2019 South African general election, Electoral system
South Africa has a parliamentary system of government; the National Assembly consists of 400 members elected by closed list proportional representation. Two hundred members are elected from national party lists; the other 200 are elected from provincial party lists in each of the nine provinces. The largest remainder method and the Droop quota are used to allocate seats at both the provincial and national level, with the national list seats allocated by subtracting seats won at the provincial level from a party's allocated total seats to give a more proportional result. The President of South Africa is elected by the National Assembly after the election.


2019 South African general election, Electoral system
The provincial legislatures, which vary in size from 30 to 80 members, are also elected by proportional representation with closed lists. The premiers of each province are elected by the respective provincial legislatures.


2019 South African general election, Electoral system
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) consists of 90 members, ten elected by each provincial legislature. The NCOP members are elected by the provincial legislatures in proportion to the party makeup of the legislatures.


2019 South African general election, Date of election
The term of the National Assembly is five years. The previous general election was held on 7 May 2014, and the term of the National Assembly therefore ended on 6 May 2019, but the National Assembly remained competent to function from the time it is dissolved, or its term expires, until the day before the first day of polling for the next National Assembly.


2019 South African general election, Date of election
When the National Assembly's term expires (or if it is dissolved), the President must call and set dates for an election, which must be held within 90 days of the date the National Assembly was dissolved or its term expired. Therefore, if the National Assembly had not been dissolved before 6 May 2019, the election had to be held by 4 August 2019. A proclamation calling and setting dates for an election may be issued before or after the expiry of the term of the National Assembly.


2019 South African general election, Date of election
On 7 February 2019, while President Cyril Ramaphosa was delivering the annual State of the Nation Address before Parliament, he announced that national and provincial elections would be held on Wednesday, 8 May 2019. This was confirmed in the official proclamation of the election date, made on 26 February 2019, which also closed the voters' roll.


2019 South African general election, Voter registration, Local voters
On the weekends of 10–11 March 2018 and 26–27 January 2019, all voting stations were opened for new voters to register and for those who moved residence to re-register in their new voting district. All South African political parties launched voter registration campaigns. Politicians especially urged the youth to register to vote. Following the January 2019 registration, the commission announced that over 700,000 new voters had registered over the January registration weekend. This brought the combined total of new voters to over 1.1 million and the total number of voters on the voters' roll to 26,727,921.


2019 South African general election, Voter registration, International voters
Voter registrations for all South Africans living abroad took place from 1 to 4 February 2019. The registration took place during the office hours at all of South Africa’s 120 diplomatic missions. On 14 March 2019, the Independent Electoral Commission confirmed that 30,532 South African voters abroad applied to be included in the election, of which 29,334 applications were approved.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The governing African National Congress (ANC) has held a majority of the seats in the National Assembly since 1994, being re-elected with increasing majorities in 1999 and 2004, and with a slight fall in its majority in 2009 and 2014. The ANC is led by Cyril Ramaphosa, who was elected to a five-year term as President of the African National Congress, beating his rival, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, by a narrow margin. David Mabuza was elected as Deputy President of the ANC, succeeding Ramaphosa.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
On 14 February 2018, Zuma resigned as President of South Africa, leading Ramaphosa, as Deputy President, to succeed him as acting president and serve out the remainder of Zuma's term. Ramaphosa was elected president on 15 February 2018. Ramaphosa thus ran for a full term in office as president.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was led by Helen Zille. She announced on 12 April 2015, that she was not running for re-election. Leader of the Opposition Mmusi Maimane and Federal Chairperson Wilmot James were seen as prominent front-runners.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
At the party's 2015 Federal Congress in Port Elizabeth, Maimane was elected leader of the DA, succeeding outgoing leader Helen Zille. He defeated Wilmot James, winning close to 90% of the vote. He was backed by prominent businessman and future Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba. He became the first black South African to lead the DA, as well as its youngest leader to date. In the 2016 municipal elections, the party contested the municipal elections for the first time under the leadership of Mmusi Maimane.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The party gained significant support and control of municipalities all across South Africa while assuming control of most Western Cape councils. In addition, the party gained three metropolitan municipalities from the ANC – Tshwane, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay. The party did increase its majority in Cape Town. They lost control of the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality in August 2018, after a vote of no confidence ousted the DA administration. The DA held its Federal Congress on 7–8 April 2018 in Pretoria. Mmusi Maimane was re-elected unopposed as the leader for another term.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) is a splinter party of the ANC that was formed in July 2013 by expelled ANC Youth League leader, Julius Malema, taking a strong anti-ANC position within its far-left economic platform, such as calling for the expropriation of land without compensation, and the nationalisation of South Africa's mines and the South African Reserve Bank. The party contested its first general elections in 2014 and garnered support across South Africa, giving it a total of 25 seats in the National Assembly.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) was led by Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The party's support has decreased since 2004 due to internal party disputes. The party gained municipalities and support in its stronghold of KwaZulu-Natal in the 2016 municipal elections. This election would be Buthelezi's last election as party president, as he announced on 20 January 2019 that he would not seek re-election to another term. The party launched its manifesto on 10 March 2019. The party elected Velenkosini Hlabisa as Buthelezi's successor.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The National Freedom Party (NFP) was formed in 2011 by disgruntled IFP members. It was launched on 25 January 2011 by Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, former chairperson of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP). The party made gains on the IFP in 2014 but lost support in 2016. The party launched its manifesto on 31 March 2019.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The Freedom Front Plus (FF+; Afrikaans: Vryheidsfront Plus, VF+) is a conservative, White separatist party formed in 1994, led by Pieter Groenewald. Since 2004, the party's support has increased but has maintained a small presence in parliament by securing no more than four seats in the National Assembly since the 2004 general election.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
According to the party's manifesto: "The Freedom Front Plus is irrevocably committed to the realisation of communities', in particular, the Afrikaner's, internationally recognised right to self-determination, territorial or otherwise; the maintenance, protection and promotion of their rights and interests, as well as the promotion of the right of self-determination of any other community, bound by a common language and cultural heritage in South Africa." The party launched its manifesto on 2 March 2019.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) announced on 20 March 2019 that a record number of 48 parties had registered candidates for the national parliamentary election. This is 19 more parties that contested the 2014 national elections. In the provincial legislature elections, the total number of parties that registered candidates were:


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties
The electoral code of conduct was signed at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng on 20 March 2019. At the signing event, a draw was held in which the African Security Congress won the right to appear at the top of the ballot paper.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, National
The IEC announced on 20 March 2019 that the following parties would contest the national ballot:


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
Former Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, resigned from the Democratic Alliance on 31 October 2018. Various City of Cape Town councillors resigned along with her, including Mayoral Committee Member for Transport, Brett Herron, and City of Cape Town Chief Whip, Shaun August. De Lille has since formed a new political party named Good.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
On 30 December 2018, former DA Western Cape MPP and special advisor to the Minister of Police Bheki Cele, Lennit Max, announced his resignation from the Democratic Alliance and subsequently joined the ANC. The DA had allegedly pressured Max to resign as a party member when he was appointed special advisor in July 2018.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
The United Democratic Movement welcomed former Deputy Party President of the NFP, Sindi Maphumulo-Mashinini, to the party on 2 February 2019.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
On 17 February 2019, African National Congress Member of Parliament, Dr Zukile Luyenge, resigned from the ANC and consequently joined the African Transformation Movement. Luyenge was a member of the ANC for thirty years and was elected MP in 2009. The Office of the ANC Chief Whip in the National Assembly confirmed the resignation.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
On 2 March 2019, four Eastern Cape Democratic Alliance members resigned from the party and joined the African Transformation Movement. All of the ex-DA members had previously served as municipal councillors. On the same day, ANC, DA and EFF party t-shirts were burnt by defectors to the Minority Front at the party's manifesto launch.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
Former Eastern Cape ANC Transport MEC, Thandiswa Marawu, defected to the African Transformation Movement on 11 March 2019.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
On 13 March 2019, it was announced that former Provincial Leader of the Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal, Sizwe Mchunu, and several DA Msunduzi Local Municipality councillors, defected to the African National Congress. National Freedom Party MPL, Njabulo Mlaba, also defected to the ANC.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
Former Eastern Cape Provincial Chairperson of the Economic Freedom Fighters, Themba Wele, defected to the African Transformation Movement on 15 March 2019.


2019 South African general election, Contesting political parties, Party defections
On 26 March 2019, former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor announced that she was joining the African Christian Democratic Party.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Corruption
Corruption within the government and government-owned enterprises was a significant electoral issue with all three of the largest parties campaigning on the issue. The ANC promised to fight corruption within the government and its own party whilst also controversially claiming that it had set up the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state capture.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Corruption
The DA wanted to impose a standard 15-year jail sentence for anyone caught committing corruption and establish a new anti-corruption unit in the National Prosecuting Authority to investigate politicians and government officials involved in misconduct. The EFF proposed amending the constitution to make the National Prosecuting Authority accountable to Parliament, rather than the National Government.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Land reform
Land reform was also a major campaign issue that the three largest political parties campaigned on. The ANC pledged to accelerate redistribution through expropriation in a way that will not negatively impact food security. The EFF campaign for state ownership over all land and the abolition of rents whilst the DA campaigned to strengthen property rights but at the same time implementing a land-reform program that increases access to land ownership. The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) and Congress of the People (COPE) and many other parties are strongly opposed to land expropriation without compensation. COPE and AfriForum have since formed a partnership in their opposition to the controversial policy.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Economic growth
The ANC announced that it would be making economic growth and reducing unemployment the party's main campaign issues during the election. A particular focus for the ANC was on youth unemployment with a promise to create 275,000 new jobs a year for five years and attract R1.2 trillion in investment. Other parties also focused on job creation with the DA promising economic reforms to encourage growth and promoting the growth of small businesses. DA Federal Leader Mmusi Maimane advocated for a job in every household, whilst the EFF promised special economic zones to attract foreign investment.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Crime
A number of parties campaigned on the issue of crime and how to deal with it. The ANC pledged to strengthen the police force through better training and recruiting more officers whilst also focusing on dealing with gender-based violence. The DA advocated for the creation and strengthening of local level police forces instead of existing government policy focusing on the national level South African Police Service. The EFF promised harsher sentences for offenders and to greatly expand the police force.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Crime
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP), African Covenant and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) campaigned for the return of the death penalty.


2019 South African general election, Issues, Electricity crisis
Rolling electricity blackouts caused by long-running and ongoing problems resulting from mismanagement and corruption at the state utility Eskom was an election issue that the Democratic Alliance campaigned on against the incumbent ANC. Mmusi Maimane and the Democratic Alliance Western Cape Premier candidate, Alan Winde, campaigned for the Western Cape to procure its electricity supply from Independent Power Producers (IPPs). ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa said that South Africa would overcome the electricity crisis.


2019 South African general election, Events, Durban xenophobic riots
On 25 March 2019 in the run-up to the election xenophobic riots targeting African immigrants broke out in Durban resulting in the deaths of three people and the looting of foreign-owned stores. A speech given by President Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC's election manifesto launch in the area two months prior where Ramaphosa committed to cracking down on undocumented foreigners involved in criminal activities was blamed for contributing to xenophobic feeling. The riots and the xenophobic feeling was condemned by political parties and the government.


2019 South African general election, Events, National service delivery protests
In early April 2019, a number of service delivery protests took place in Alexandra and Tshwane. The protests were supported by the trade union SAFTU who called on other areas in the province to join the protests. On 11 April 2019, the protests spread to areas of other major cities in the rest of the country. The DA and EFF accused the ANC of instigating the Alexandra protests as an election tactic in the runup to the election in May whilst the ANC accused the DA of not effectively delivering services to the protesting communities. The DA made a counter-accusation that it was ANC governance in these areas two years before was the root cause of poor service delivery in Alexandra.


2019 South African general election, Events, Accusations of Russian influence
Just before the election was concluded accusations of Russian influence operations in the elections were published in the South African media. The Daily Maverick and Guardian newspapers reported that Putin associate Yevgeny Prigozhin worked to increase support for the ANC and undermine support for the DA and EFF. The Daily Maverick and Dossier Center report stated that Russian political analysis worked "under the auspices of Afric and the International Anti- Crisis Center" to conduct an influence-buying and disinformation campaign. The Russian embassy in South Africa denied the accusation and stated that the accusation does "not stand [up to] basic scrutiny."


2019 South African general election, Voting, International special votes
Over 29,300 South Africans registered to participate in the national election in the international voting phase, which took place at 120 international voting stations on 27 April 2019. The overseas ballots were counted along with the domestic votes on 8 May 2019.


2019 South African general election, Voting, Special votes
The local special vote phase of the election took place from 6 to 7 May 2019, accommodating South Africans who are physically infirm, disabled or pregnant or are unable to vote at their voting station on the polling day. The registration for special votes took place from 4 to 18 April 2019. More than 770,000 voters had registered for special votes. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife Leah cast their special votes on 6 May.


2019 South African general election, Voting, Voting day
Voting took place relatively smoothly at 22,925 voting stations in South Africa. Voting stations opened at 7:00. By 11:30, the IEC announced that 17 voting stations had not opened, of which 14 were located in the KwaZulu-Natal. A total of 5 voting stations were not operational on voting day. The Commission blamed ongoing community unrest for the derailing of election operations. Voting stations closed and counting began at 21:00.


2019 South African general election, Voting, Voting day, Incidents
Nineteen people were arrested for allegedly "double voting" in three KwaZulu-Natal municipalities. It is still unclear whether a twentieth person has been arrested.


2019 South African general election, Voting, Voting day, Incidents
An elderly woman died on voting day while trying to cast her ballot. The Gauteng African National Congress sent their condolences. An Eastern Cape deputy presiding officer also died.


2019 South African general election, Voting, Voting day, Indelible ink
During the election there was some controversy over the quality of indelible ink used to mark voters and prevent double voting. It was reported by some voters that the ink was easily removed shortly after voting, leading to questions around the quality of the ink used. An IEC investigation following the elections concluded that there were "negligible risks" to the election and its results caused by this event.


2019 South African general election, Results, Parliament, National Council of Provinces
After the elections of 8 May 2019, the new provincial legislatures met on 22 May to elect NCOP delegations. The delegations elected are described in the following table.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Party leadership
The African National Congress (ANC) announced its parliamentary leadership candidates on 20 May 2019. The party announced that outgoing National Council of Provinces Chairperson, Thandi Modise, would succeed Baleka Mbete as Speaker of the National Assembly. Amos Masondo was named the new Chairperson of National Council of the Provinces. Controversial ANC politician, Nomvula Mokonyane, was named as the party's candidate for the post of Chair of Committees, but she withdrew her name prior to the first sitting of the new National Assembly. Outgoing Speaker of the National Assembly Baleka Mbete and former ANC MP Malusi Gigaba declined their seats.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Party leadership
After the elections, it was speculated that the Democratic Alliance (DA) would dismiss its leader, Mmusi Maimane, due to the party's decline in the polls. When asked about the speculations, the DA Federal Council Chairperson James Selfe said "that will be up to the party to decide." The following week, the party's Federal Chairperson Athol Trollip, after in consultation with the Federal Executive members, announced that Maimane could remain leader until the next DA Federal Congress. Maimane resigned from the party on 24 October 2019. John Steenhuisen was elected his interim successor on 17 November 2019. Senior Freedom Front Plus member Philip van Staden stated that his party benefited considerably in the election due to the Maimane's positions on race and ethnic identity resulting in the alienation of many white voters.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Party leadership
The Congress of the People (COPE), who had a dismal showing and further declined in this election, was rumoured to be planning a motion of no confidence in its leader, Mosiuoa Lekota, to effectively dismiss him over the party's partnership with controversial AfriForum. The party quickly rubbished the claims, stating that it has full confidence in its leader.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Party leadership
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) held its elective conference in August 2019 to elect a new leader for the first time in its history as chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi stepped down after 44 years at the helm. The conference elected former mayor and current leader of the opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature, Velenkosini Hlabisa, as his successor.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Swearing-in of MPs and MPLs
The National Assembly and all nine provincial legislatures reconvened on 22 May 2019, while the National Council of Provinces reconvened on the following day, 23 May 2019.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Swearing-in of MPs and MPLs
On 22 May 2019, the National Assembly reconvened, Chief Justice Mogoeng presided over the swearing-in of MPs and the election of the Speaker of the National Assembly. Former NCOP Chairperson Thandi Modise of the African National Congress (ANC) was elected Speaker. Modise defeated the Democratic Alliance's candidate Richard Majola, by a margin of 250 votes to only 83 votes for Majola. Modise presided over the Deputy Speaker’s election. Incumbent Deputy Speaker Solomon Lechesa Tsenoli of the ANC was re-elected unopposed. The Chief Justice then presided over the election of the President. Incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa of the ANC was re-elected unopposed. After the election, Ramaphosa immediately ceased to be a Member of Parliament.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Swearing-in of MPs and MPLs
The first sitting of the National Council of Provinces was held on 23 May 2019. Permanent delegates were sworn in and a Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson, House Chairpersons and Chief Whip were elected. Former Mayor of Johannesburg Amos Masondo was elected Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, while former Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas was elected Deputy Chairperson. ANC Chief Whip Seiso Mohai was re-elected.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Presidential inauguration and government formation
The official presidential inauguration took place on 25 May 2019. Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng swore President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa in for his full-term as Executive President. The inauguration was the first to be held at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, and not at the Union Buildings. The Union Buildings had been the official venue of the presidential inauguration since the country's first democratically elected president, Nelson Mandela, took the oath of office in 1994.


2019 South African general election, Aftermath, Presidential inauguration and government formation
Shortly after, on 29 May 2019, Ramaphosa announced his new cabinet. The restructured cabinet has been reduced from 36 to only 28 ministries and includes former Gauteng Finance MEC Barbara Creecy, Good Party Leader Patricia de Lille and former Mayor of Johannesburg Parks Tau. Fourteen ministers were not reappointed to this cabinet. Notable outgoing ministers included Jeff Radebe, Bathabile Dlamini, Nomaindia Mfeketo and Tokozile Xasa. The newly appointed ministers were officially sworn in on 30 May 2019. In the following days, multiple former ministers resigned their seats in the National Assembly.


2019 South African presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in South Africa on 22 May 2019 following the general election on 8 May 2019. Cyril Ramaphosa of African National Congress, which held a majority in parliament, was the only candidate nominated and was elected unopposed.


2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team
The 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Steve Campbell.


2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team
The season was the Jaguars' final season at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, where the Jaguars played since their first season in 2009. The university is scheduled to open a new on-campus venue, Hancock Whitney Stadium, for the 2020 season.


2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team, Previous season
The Jaguars finished the 2018 season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.


2019 South American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships
The 2019 South American Aerobic Gymnastics Championships were held in Melgar, Colombia, from August 27 to September 1, 2019. The competition was organized by the Colombian Gymnastics Federation and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2019 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2019 South American Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Santiago, Chile, from June 18 to 23, 2019. The competition was organized by the Chilean Gymnastics Federation and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2019 South American Beach Games
The 2019 South American Beach Games (Spanish:Juegos Suramericanos de Playa), officially the IV South American Beach Games, is an international multi-sport event that is being held in Rosario, Argentina from March 14 – 23. It will be the first time of the event in Argentina.


2019 South American Beach Games, Participating teams
All 14 nations of the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) are expected to compete in these Beach Games.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League
The 2019 CONMEBOL South American Beach Soccer League is the third edition of the South American Beach Soccer League (named natively in Spanish as the CONMEBOL Liga Sudamericana de Fútbol Playa), a continental league competition for South American men's national beach soccer teams.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League
Organised by the governing body for South American football, CONMEBOL, as part of its Development Department's Evolution Program, all ten members of the continental confederation take part, with both senior and under 20s national teams participating in the league events.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League
The teams are first divided into two geographically based zones (North and South) to compete in a round robin tournament against other members of their own zone during the regular season; the points earned by both the senior and under 20s teams are combined. This season, the make-up of the zones was changed for the first time. The winners of each zone then proceeded to face each other in the finals to contest the title.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, Format
The league operates under the same format established for the inaugural season.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, Teams
The ten member nations of CONMEBOL enter two teams each: their respective senior and under 20s national teams. In total, 20 teams will compete.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, Teams
For this season, CONMEBOL have altered the existing composition of the two zones, deciding that Brazil and Peru of the north zone and Paraguay and Uruguay of the south zone, will swap conferences. (This effectively makes Paraguay and Uruguay exclaves of the north zone as they are only bordered by nations of the south).


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, Teams
The numbers in parentheses show the South American ranking of each team prior to the start of the season (rankings only apply to the senior teams).


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, South zone
The South zone regular season took place in the Argentinian city of Rosario. All matches were hosted at the "Ángel Di María" beach soccer field, part of the Caribe Canalla sports and recreation complex on the banks of the Paraná River, home to Rosario Central Beach Soccer Club. Stands were installed with a capacity of 600.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, South zone
The event was organised in cooperation with the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and the Rosarina Football Association (ARF).


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, South zone
Matches are listed as local time in Rosario, ART (UTC–3).


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, North zone
The North zone regular season event took place in the Ecuadorian city of Manta. All matches were hosted at the Arena Olimpica de Manta on Playa el Murcielago (El Murcielago Beach). The event was organised in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF).


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, North zone
Matches are listed as local time in Manta, ECT (UTC–5).


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, Finals
The zone winners play each other for the league title; their senior teams play each other over two legs, as do their under 20s representatives for a total of four matches comprising the finals. The winners are the nation which accumulates the most points from all four matches combined.


2019 South American Beach Soccer League, Finals
The finals will take place in 2020. Other details TBA.


2019 South American Championships in Athletics
2019 South American Championships in Athletics was the 51st edition of the biennial athletics competition between South American nations. The event was held in Lima, Peru, from 24 to 26 May at the Villa Deportiva Nacional.


2019 South American Championships in Athletics, Participation
All 13 member federations of CONSUDATLE participated at the championships.


2019 South American Championships in Athletics – Results
These are the full results of the 2019 South American Championships in Athletics which took place in Lima, Peru, from 24 to 26 May at the Villa Deportiva Nacional.


2019 South American Cricket Championship
The 2019 South American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament held in Lima, Peru from 3 to 6 October 2019. A men's and women's tournament was held, with 2019 being the sixteenth edition of the men's South American Cricket Championship and the ninth edition of the women's event. Most matches played at the 2018 women's championship were granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status, and 2019 was the first time that matches in the men's event were eligible for T20I status, since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its Members. Mexico were the defending men's champions, while Brazil won the 2018 women's event.


2019 South American Cricket Championship
Brazil retained the women's title with a 100% records during the tournament, including a four-wicket win against Argentina in the final.


2019 South American Cricket Championship, Men's championship
The seven participating teams were the national sides of Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Colombia and Uruguay were not Associate Members of the ICC and so matches involving either of these teams did not have T20I status.


2019 South American Cricket Championship, Women's championship
The five participating teams were the national women's sides of Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. All of these teams were Associate Members of the ICC and so all matches had WT20I status, subject to player-eligibility criteria.


2019 South American Cricket Championship – Men's tournament
The 2019 South American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament took place in Lima, Peru from 3 to 6 October 2019. This was the sixteenth edition of the men's South American Cricket Championship, and the first in which matches were eligible for T20I status, since the ICC granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status to matches between all of its Members. Mexico were the defending champions having won the event in 2018.


2019 South American Cricket Championship – Men's tournament
The seven participating teams were the national sides of hosts Peru, along with Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay. Colombia and Uruguay were not Associate Members of the ICC and so matches involving either of these teams did not have T20I status.


2019 South American Cricket Championship – Women's tournament
The 2019 South American Cricket Championship was a cricket tournament that took place in Lima, Peru from 3 to 6 October 2019. This was the second edition of the women's South American Cricket Championship in which matches were eligible for Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status, since the ICC granted T20I status to matches between all of its Members. Brazil were the defending champions from the 2018 edition.


2019 South American Cricket Championship – Women's tournament
The five participating teams were the national sides of Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Brazil retained their title by winning all four of their matches in the round-robin stage and then defeating Argentina by 4 wickets in the final.


2019 South American Footballer of the Year
The 2019 South American Footballer of the Year award (Spanish: Rey del Fútbol de América), given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa of Flamengo on December 31, 2019.


2019 South American Footballer of the Year
The award is part of the paper's "El Mejor de América" (The Best of America) awards, which also presents the awards for South American Coach of the Year (Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) and the Best XI (Equipo Ideal), composed of the best eleven players at their positions. Marcelo Gallardo of River Plate was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.


2019 South American Footballer of the Year, Best Player
1Dani Alves played part of 2019 with Paris Saint-Germain (France).


2019 South American Footballer of the Year, Best Player
2Filipe Luís played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).


2019 South American Footballer of the Year, Best Manager
1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).


2019 South American Footballer of the Year, Best Team
1Filipe Luís played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).


2019 South American Footballer of the Year, National awards
1Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).


2019 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The 2019 South American Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Bogotá, Colombia, May 30–June 2, 2019. The competition was organized by the Colombian Gymnastics Federation, and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2019 South American Trampoline Championships
The 2019 South American Trampoline Championships were held in Paipa, Colombia, from September 3 to 9, 2019. The competition was organized by the Colombian Gymnastics Federation, and approved by the International Gymnastics Federation.


2019 South American U-15 Championship
The 2019 South American Under-15 Football Championship was the 9th edition of the South American Under-15 Football Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by the CONMEBOL for the men's under-15 national teams of South America. The tournament was originally to be held in Bolivia between 23 November and 8 December 2019. However, on 8 November 2019, CONMEBOL announced the tournament would be moved to Paraguay due to the 2019 Bolivian protests.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Teams
All ten CONMEBOL member national teams entered the tournament. Moreover, two teams from UEFA will be invited to compete.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Venues
Initially, Bolivia was designated as host of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 14 August 2018 in Luque, Paraguay. Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Estadio Samuel Vaca Jiménez in Warnes had been chosen as the venues. However, due to the 2019 Bolivian protests, on 8 November 2019 CONMEBOL moved the tournament to Asunción, Paraguay.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Venues
The new venues were announced on 19 November 2019. Four stadiums in 3 cities were chosen, Cancha CONMEBOL and Estadio Adrián Jara in Luque, Estadio Arsenio Erico in Asunción and Estadio Luis Alfonso Giagni in Villa Elisa. The Estadio Defensores del Chaco was added as venue for the final matchday (third place match and final).


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 22 October 2019, 19:00 BOT (UTC−4), in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The twelve involved teams were drawn into two groups of six. The original hosts Bolivia and the defending champions Argentina were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 within their group, the remaining 8 CONMEBOL teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their final positions in the 2017 South American U-15 Championship (shown in brackets) and the two guests UEFA teams (Belgium and Poland) were placed in a last fifth pot.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Draw
The draw was led by Hugo Figueredo, competition director of CONMEBOL, who had the collaboration of Colombian coach Francisco Maturana and Juan Manuel Peña, former member of the Bolivia national football team.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Group stage
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Group stage
As a result of the change of host, the matches of Paraguay will be played on the last turn of each matchday of group B.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Knockout stage
The Third place match and the Final were moved from Estadio Arsenio Erico to Estadio Defensores del Chaco.


2019 South American U-15 Championship, Goalscorers
There were 78 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 2.69 goals per match.


2019 South American U-15 Championship squads
The 2019 South American U-15 Championship is an international football tournament that will be held in Paraguay from 23 November to 8 December 2019. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament (all 10 CONMEBOL member national teams and 2 invited UEFA teams) were required to register a squad of 22 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament.


2019 South American U-15 Championship squads
All registered players had to have been born on or after 1 January 2004. The age listed for each player is on 23 November 2019, the first day of the tournament.


2019 South American U-17 Championship
The 2019 South American U-17 Championship (Spanish: Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-17 Perú 2019, Brazilian Portuguese: Campeonato Sul-Americano Sub-17 Peru 2019) was the 18th edition of the South American U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-17 national teams of South America. It was held in Peru from 21 March to 14 April 2019.


2019 South American U-17 Championship
The top four teams, champions Argentina, which won their fourth title, Chile, Paraguay, and Ecuador, qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as the CONMEBOL representatives, besides Brazil who qualified automatically as hosts replacing Peru, despite failing to qualify out of the first stage as defending champions for the first time.


2019 South American U-17 Championship, Venues
Peru was confirmed as host of the tournament at the CONMEBOL Council meeting held on 22 January 2019 in Rio de Janeiro. All games were scheduled to be played in Lima at the Estadio Universidad San Marcos.


2019 South American U-17 Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 2002 are eligible to compete. Each team can register a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).


2019 South American U-17 Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 27 February 2019, 12:00 PET (UTC−5), at the Peruvian Football Federation headquarters in Lima, Peru. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. The host Peru and the defending champions Brazil were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining eight teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their final positions in the 2017 South American U-17 Championship (shown in brackets).


2019 South American U-17 Championship, First stage
The top three teams in each group advance to the final stage.


2019 South American U-17 Championship, Final stage
The schedule of the final matchday was modified based on which teams were possible to be champions.


2019 South American U-17 Championship, Goalscorers
There were 106 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.03 goals per match.


2019 South American U-17 Championship, Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following five teams from CONMEBOL qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, including Brazil who qualified automatically as host.


2019 South American U-17 Championship squads
The 2019 South American U-17 Championship is an international association football tournament held in Peru from 21 March to 14 April 2019. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament.


2019 South American U-17 Championship squads
All registered players had to have been born on or after 1 January 2002. The age listed for each player is on 21 March 2019, the first day of the tournament.


2019 South American U-17 Championship squads
On 6 March 2019 CONMEBOL published the lists of ten teams.


2019 South American U-17 Championship squads
Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.


2019 South American U-17 Championship squads, Group B, Argentina
The 23-man squad was announced on 2 March 2019. Martín Bellotti withdrew injured and was replaced by Ignacio Fernández on 19 March 2019.


2019 South American U-20 Championship
The 2019 South American U-20 Championship was the 29th edition of the South American U-20 Championship (Spanish: CONMEBOL Sudamericano Sub-20, Portuguese: CONMEBOL Sul-Americano Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONMEBOL for the men's under-20 national teams of South America. It was held in Chile between 17 January and 10 February 2019.


2019 South American U-20 Championship
The top four teams qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the CONMEBOL representatives. The top three teams qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament, in addition to Peru who had automatically qualified as hosts. However, due to the re-introduction of the CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in 2020, the tournament was not used for qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.


2019 South American U-20 Championship
Ecuador won their first title. Argentina finished second, defending champions Uruguay finished third, while Colombia finished fourth.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Venues
According to ANFP sources, Chile was named as host country of the tournament during the CONMEBOL Executive Committee meeting held on 12 May 2015 at CONMEBOL headquarters in Luque, Paraguay. Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua, Estadio La Granja in Curicó and Estadio Fiscal in Talca were the venues chosen by CONMEBOL and ANFP.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Squads
Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete. Each team registered a squad of 23 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Draw
The draw of the tournament was held on 6 November 2018, 14:15 CLST (UTC−3), at the Teatro Municipal de Rancagua in Rancagua. The ten teams were drawn into two groups of five. The hosts Chile and the defending champions Uruguay were seeded into Group A and Group B respectively and assigned to position 1 in their group, while the remaining teams were placed into four "pairing pots" according to their results in the 2017 South American U-20 Championship (shown in brackets).


2019 South American U-20 Championship, First stage
The top three teams in each group advanced to the final stage.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Goalscorers
There were 60 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 1.71 goals per match.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Tournament best XI
The best XI team was a squad consisting of the eleven most impressive players at the tournament.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Qualification for international tournaments, Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 World Cup
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Qualification for international tournaments, Qualified teams for Pan American Games
The following four teams from CONMEBOL qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games men's football tournament, including Peru which qualified as hosts.


2019 South American U-20 Championship, Broadcasting rights, South America
The tournament was broadcast by the following TV companies in South America.


2019 South American U-20 Championship squads
The 2019 South American U-20 Championship is an international association football tournament held in Chile. The ten national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads are eligible to take part in the tournament. Each player had to have been born after 1 January 1999. All ages as of start of the tournament.


2019 South American U-20 Championship squads
Players name marked in bold have been capped at full international level.


2019 South American U-20 Championship squads, Group A, Brazil
The final squad was announced on 13 December 2018. Alan Souza withdrew injured and was replaced by Tetê on 5 January 2019.


2019 South American U-20 Championship squads, Group A, Chile
The final squad was announced on 21 December 2018. Nicolás Guerra withdrew injured and was replaced by Diego Valencia on 15 January 2019.


2019 South American U-20 Championship squads, Group A, Colombia
The final squad was announced on 2 January 2019. Juan Sebastián Palma was ruled out after suffering an injury and was replaced by Klíver Moreno on 15 January 2019.


2019 South American U-20 Championship squads, Group B, Argentina
The final squad was announced on 22 December 2018. Ezequiel Barco and Agustín Almendra were ruled out after suffering injuries. They were replaced by Gonzalo Maroni and Julián López respectively.


2019 South American U20 Championships in Athletics
The 43rd South American U20 Championships in Athletics were held at Estadio Pedro Grajales in Cali, Colombia, between 14 and 16 June.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
The 2019 CONMEBOL South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship was the second edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship (known natively in Spanish as the Sudamericano Sub-20 Futbol Playa), an international youth beach soccer tournament for South American national teams of men under the age of 20.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
The championship was organised by CONMEBOL, the governing body for football in South America, in cooperation with the local organisers, the Paraguayan Football Association (APF). The event took place between 8 and 15 December in Luque, Gran Asuncion, Paraguay.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship
Brazil were the defending champions but lost to Argentina in the final who claimed their first title in what was a repeat of the final of the previous edition, but with the reverse outcome.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Teams
Under 20s teams representing nine of the 10 members of CONMEBOL took part.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Teams
Due to "force majeure", Venezuela were the only team not participating.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Venue
One venue was used in the city of Luque, Gran Asunción.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Squads
Each team must have submit a squad consisting of 12 players, of individuals no older than 20 years.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Draw
The draw to split the ten teams into two groups, one of five and one of four, took place on 19 November at 17:00 PYST (UTC–3) in Asunción, Paraguay at the headquarters of the APF.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Draw
The remaining seven teams were split into four pots, three of two and one of one, shown in the below table.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Draw
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking in the previous edition of the South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship; the highest ranked teams were placed in Pot 1, next highest in Pot 2 and so on, down to the lowest ranked team placed in Pot 4. From each pot, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B. The single team in Pot 4 was drawn into one of the groups at random.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Placement matches
The teams finishing in third, fourth and fifth place in the groups are knocked out of title-winning contention; the four teams in the former two positions recede to play in consolatory placement matches to determine 5th through 8th place in the final standings.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Knockout stage
The group winners and runners-up progress to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.


2019 South American Under-20 Beach Soccer Championship, Awards
Immediately following the conclusion of the final, the following awards were presented.


2019 South Asia floods
In mid-July 2019, monsoonal downpours caused widespread flooding and landslides across South Asia. As of 14 July, at least 89 people died across Bangladesh, China, India, and Nepal. Hardest-hit is Nepal, where at least 55 deaths occurred.


2019 South Asia floods, Bangladesh
Heavy rains battered Bangladesh since early July, with the monthly rainfall in Cox's Bazar reaching 585 mm (23.0 in) by July 14. Throughout the Chittagong Division, 200 villages flooded affecting an estimated 500,000 people. Hundreds of makeshift tents collapsed in the Kutupalong and Nayapara refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. At least two children drowned in floods and 40,000 families were affected in the camps. Lightning killed at least 12 people, mostly rural farmers, on 13 July.


2019 South Asia floods, China
Heavy rains in Guilin flooded the city; 300 people required rescue. Door-to-door searches were conducted in Xingping Town.


2019 South Asia floods, India
In Assam, flooding along the Himalayan border with Nepal killed at least 14 people and affected approximately 1.5 million people. The Brahmaputra River overtopped its banks in numerous locations, flooding 1,800 villages. The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) stated on 16 July 2019 that flooding had affected 32 of the state's 33 districts, affecting 4.496 million people across 4,620 villages. The ASDMA stated that 19 people had died due to the flooding, including two people killed by landslides, and that over 101,000 people had taken refuge at 226 relief camps and 562 relief distribution centre had been established.


2019 South Asia floods, India
Over 90% of Kaziranga National Park was flooded forcing animals to escape to the hills of Karbi Anglong district. Divisional Forest Officer Rohini B. Saikia stated that two one-horned rhinos and one elephant had drowned in the floods. Thirty animals were rescued and taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation for treatment.


2019 South Asia floods, Nepal
Heavy rains began on 12 July, causing flooding and landslides across Nepal. Rivers quickly eroded embankments and flooded nearby communities, notably along the Karnali, Mohana, Kandra Kanda, and Khutiya rivers. The Koshi river swelled to dangerous levels, threatening the community of Chilaiya. During the overnight of 13–14 July, all 56 gates along the Koshi Barrage were opened, releasing water at 10,505 m3 (371,000 ft3) per second. Numerous landslides blocked roads, leaving communities cut off and vehicles stranded. At least 55 people died and 30 others were reported missing. Thirty-three people were treated for injuries. Adverse weather conditions and damaged infrastructure hampered rescue efforts.


2019 South Asia floods, Nepal
At least 1,100 people were rescued and an estimated 10,000 have been displaced from their homes. Nepal police deployed 27,380 personnel nationwide.


2019 South Asian Games
The 2019 South Asian Games, officially the XIII South Asian Games, was a major multi-sport event which was originally slated to be held from 9 to 18 March 2019 in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. However, the dates were postponed and the event was held from 1–10 December 2019, coincidentally at the same time as the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines. The new dates were confirmed at the South Asian Olympic Council Executive Board meeting in Bangkok on 1 March 2019. The Dasarath Stadium hosted the opening ceremony along with the men's football tournament, with the stadium's renovation after the 2015 earthquake completed in under 10 months with an increased capacity of 20,000, along with the closing ceremony on 10 December.


2019 South Asian Games, Venues
Three different cities in Nepal hosted the competition: Kathmandu, Pokhara and Janakpur.


2019 South Asian Games, Logo and mascot
On 13 May 2019, the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Nepal unveiled the logo and mascot of the 13th South Asian Games. The ministry along with the Nepal Olympic Committee revealed a pair of blackbucks (Krishnashar) as the official mascot for the 2019 South Asian Games. Blackbucks are the only extant member of the genus Antelope and mostly found in the southern region of Nepal and is an endangered species with in Nepal.


2019 South Asian Games, Logo and mascot
The committee also revealed the official logo of the Games, a flying pigeon that embodies the vibrant colour of the logo of South Asia Olympic Council. It also includes world heritage sites and mountains of Nepal in the background.


2019 South Asian Games, The Games, Participating nations
Seven countries competed. For the first time since 1999, Afghanistan did not compete at the South Asian Games, after leaving the South Asia Olympic Council in 2016. A total of 2,715 athletes competed.


2019 South Asian Games, The Games, Sports
These Games featured 26 sports with cricket returning after 8 years. Golf and karate were the two sports added by the hosts as their choice. All events must include a minimum of four participating teams otherwise it will not be held. Paragliding, which was scheduled to debut, was removed, as only two nations (Nepal and Pakistan) had registered competitors.


2019 South Asian Games, The Games, Calendar
This is currently based on the schedule released by the South Asia Olympic Council prior to the 13th South Asian Games (2019 Nepal).


2019 South Asian Games, Broadcasting rights
Organizer of 2019 South Asian Games, Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC), sold the broadcast rights to A company, NK Media Ventures Pvt Ltd who ensured that the event will be available live in more than 15 channels across South Asia. In Nepal, following channel purchased broadcasting rights from NK Media Ventures.


2019 South Bend mayoral election
The 2019 South Bend, Indiana mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019.


2019 South Bend mayoral election
On December 17, 2018, incumbent two-term Democratic mayor Pete Buttigieg announced that he would not seek reelection to a third term. Speculation arose that Buttigieg was considering a run for President of the United States, and Buttigieg would later announce his 2020 presidential campaign. The general election race to succeed Buttigieg as mayor was between Democratic nominee James Mueller and Republican nominee Sean M. Haas. Mueller won the election.


2019 South Bend mayoral election
The election coincided with races for the Common Council and for South Bend City Clerk.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations
The primaries were held May 7. The filing period for candidates to run in primaries was from January 9 through February 8.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations
During the primaries, St. Joseph County, where South Bend is located, saw voter turnout of 15.05% in its various primary elections. This was an increase of roughly 3% from the primaries four years prior. This was also greater than the state of Indiana's average of 12.87% voter turnout in counties that were holding 2019 municipal primaries.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations
Absentee voting ballots in the South Bend primaries numbered at 2,974.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
Speculation began to arise in early 2017, during Buttigieg's unsuccessful campaign in the Democratic National Committee chairmanship election, that he might not seek reelection, with some speculation even existing that he might resign before the end of his second term. Potential candidates, considering runs if Buttigieg were not to run, began to emerge.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
While a quite competitive race, the Democratic primary was rather tame in its character, with very little mudslinging between candidates. In early January, immediately before the filing period for candidates would begin, prospective candidates James Mueller, Jason Critchlow, Lynn Coleman, and Aaron Perri held a meeting in which they agreed that, if they ran, they would try to keep the city's Democratic Party unified.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
In February, Buttigieg endorsed candidate James Mueller as his preferred successor. Mueller largely ran a campaign promising to continue the progress made under Buttigieg's mayoralty. Buttigieg appeared in campaign ads for Mueller and even donated to Mueller's campaign. Mueller, a first-time candidate for public office, ultimately won a solid victory in a crowded primary field. Prior to launching his campaign Mueller lacked name recognition. Mueller, followed by Critchlow, was the candidate that led in fundraising.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
Mueller was not alone in praising Buttigieg's tenure and promising to build upon it. Critchlow, for one, also praised Buttigieg's leadership and promised to continue the progress made under it.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
Candidate Regina Williams-Preston was somewhat critical of the incumbent mayor, being particularly critical of his Vacant & Abandoned Properties Initiative (she had first run for her Common Council seat in 2015 as a strong opponent of the initiative). However, she also offered him praise for making more funds and resources available to low-income residents for the purposes of repairing their homes. Williams-Preston is the daughter of George Williams, Jr., who in 1975 ran for the Republican nomination for mayor, the first black man to seek the city's mayoralty.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
No ethnic minority has ever been elected mayor of South Bend. This meant that if either Oliver Davis (African American), Shane Inez (Afro-Latin American), Salvador Rodriguez (Hispanic), or Williams-Preston (African American) were elected mayor, they would have been the first ethnic minorities to hold the office. No woman has been mayor of South Bend, thus Williams-Preston would also have been the first female mayor if she had been elected.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
On March 5 Indiana University South Bend hosted a debate attended by seven of the candidates for mayor. Further debates and forums were hosted by IU South Bend. A forum was also hosted by the local NAACP.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary
In the weeks leading up to the primary, Mueller, Critchlow, and Coleman were the three candidates who had the greatest television advertising presence.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary, Results
Mueller placed first in Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5. Coleman placed first in Districts 2 and 6. The two districts where a plurality of the vote was carried by Coleman are the city's only majority-minority districts.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary, Results
Two Common Council members running for mayor failed to carry their own districts, with Regina Williams-Preston winning only 119 votes in the 2nd district (finishing 5th-place there) and Oliver Davis winning only 138 votes in the 6th district (finishing 4th-place there).


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Democratic primary, Results
Out of 87 voting precincts, Mueller won 41, Coleman won 22, and Critchlow won 17.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, Nominations, Republican primary
With a turnout of 908 voters, the Republican primary is the second-lowest Republican primary turnout in modern South Bend mayoral election history.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Mueller continued to campaign upon promising to continue the progress made under Buttigieg's tenure. One of the themes of a general ad campaign by Mueller was "Working with Pete". In contrast, Haas criticized Buttigieg and adopted the campaign catch-phase "No RePetes" (a play on the word "repeats"). Haas called for the resignation of mayor Buttigieg due to his extended absence from the city during his presidential candidacy.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
The Republican Party had not been successful in South Bend mayoral elections in decades. Haas did not entirely embrace the identity of the party he was nominated by, declaring that he was more of a "centrist" than a Republican. He openly admitted to not having voted in party primaries in years, and also had admitted that he voted for Democrat Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. He also stated  that in the 2016 presidential election he "probably" voted for a third party candidate, but was not able to recall.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Haas at one point declared himself to be "pro-life" on the issue of abortion, but later stated that he that believes that abortion should be, “safe, legal, and rare," but that, in the years since Roe v. Wade, he believes abortion, "hasn't been rare enough".


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Both candidates were in favor of retaining the city identification card program that had already been launched.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Each candidate had laid out plans to address crime and public safety in the city. Mueller outlined 32 actionable items categorized into four groups. The four categories of Mueller's plans were reducing violence; recruiting and retaining a diverse police force; building more relationships through community policing and improving resident participation; and officer training and policies. Key components of Mueller's plan included expanding the Group Violence Intervention program, establishing a summer youth jobs program, creating a community advisory board, and collaborating with Mishawaka and St. Joseph County leaders to incorporate the existing metro homicide unit into a “major crimes unit".


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Haas stated that his public safety plans started with a focus on "building relationships" between the community and its police force. Haas stated that he would also seek more "micro-community policing", under which officers create specially-designed crime-fighting plans for specific areas of the city. Haas also desired to revive Drug Abuse Resistance Education programs in South Bend schools. Haas also had promised to add 50 or more officers to the city's police force.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Mueller had disagreed with Haas' proposal to budget for more police officers, arguing that, while Haas had claimed that there are only 210 police on the streets of the city, the city is budgeted for a police force of 240 officers, a ratio of 2.36 officers  per every 1,000 residents. Mueller claimed that this ratio outranks those of Indianapolis, Elkhart, and Mishawaka.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Haas had proposed reforming the city's Board of Public Safety to have, in addition to the three members appointed by the mayor, four additional members. One additional member to be an elected judge and the other three would be elected to the board by the city's voters.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
Mueller's campaign also placed an emphasis on racial justice reform, with Mueller arguing that there needed to be community wide changes as well as changes within the police department to achieve this.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election
The sole debate between the two candidates was held October 1 at Indiana University South Bend. During the debate, Haas denied that systemic racism exists. Those comments drew criticism.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election, Endorsements, Results
Turnout among registered voters was approximately 15%, up 1% from the previous mayoral election.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election, Endorsements, Results
Vote totals were 14,882. This was below the average of vote totals for South Bend mayoral elections since 1999, which was 15,826. The vote total, however, would rank at the median among South Bend mayoral elections since 1999.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election, Endorsements, Results
Mueller's victory marked the 13th straight South Bend mayoral election in which a Democrat has won. The last South Bend mayoral election won by a Republican was in 1967. Democrats have won all South Bend mayoral elections since 1971.


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election, Endorsements, Results
Mueller carried four of the city's five districts. Haas carried the city's 5th district (winning 51% of the vote there) The 5th district has some strongly Republican precincts, and for decades has been represented on South Bend's common council by a Republican (being the city's only district represented by a Republican ever since 1991).


2019 South Bend mayoral election, General election, Endorsements, Results
Mueller performed strongest in majority-minority neighborhoods. The 2nd and 6th districts are the city's only majority non-white districts. In the combined vote of these two districts, Mueller enjoyed 68% of the vote.


2019 South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region election
The eighth general election of the 45-seat Regional Council of the South Caribbean Coast, one of the two autonomous regions of Nicaragua, took place on 3 March 2019.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team
The 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Gamecocks played their home games at Founders Park.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Gamecocks predicted to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Schedule and results
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks baseball team, Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
The 2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team (variously South Carolina, USC, SC, or The Gamecocks) represented the University of South Carolina in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Gamecocks 126th overall season, 28th as a member of the SEC East Division. The Gamecocks played their home games at Williams–Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, and were led by fourth-year head coach Will Muschamp.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, 2019 recruiting class
South Carolina jumped out to a fast start for recruiting the 2019 class with early commitments from 4 star Defensive Lineman Rodricus Fitten, and 3 star Offensive tackle Jaylen Nichols. In January 2018 the Gamecocks received commitments from 4 star OT Mark Fox out of Miami, and 3 star JUCO DE Devontae Davis from Georgia Military College. USC also picked up 3 star center, Vincent Murphy from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Florida.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, 2019 recruiting class
On April 4, 2018, 4 star QB Ryan Hilinski out of Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, California committed to South Carolina. Ryan is the brother of the former Washington State QB Tyler Hilinski. Also in April, 4 star TE Traevon Kenion committed to the Gamecocks.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, 2019 recruiting class
On May 25, 5 star defensive end Zacch Pickens committed to South Carolina.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, SEC media poll
The 2019 SEC Media Days were held July 15–18 in Birmingham, Alabama. In the preseason media poll, South Carolina was projected to finish in fourth in the East Division.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Preseason, Preseason All-SEC teams
The Gamecocks had two players selected to the preseason all-SEC teams.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule
South Carolina announced its 2019 football schedule on September 18, 2018. The 2019 schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games along with one neutral site game in the regular season. The Gamecocks hosted SEC foes; Alabama, Kentucky, Florida, and Vanderbilt. They traveled to face; Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas A&M. South Carolina's nonconference schedule features teams from the ACC, Big South, and Sun Belt. They faced North Carolina in neutral site game in Charlotte, NC, and hosted Charleston Southern (Big South), Appalachian State (Sun Belt), and Clemson (ACC).


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule
According to ESPN and other outlets, South Carolina had the toughest schedule in the country.


2019 South Carolina Gamecocks football team, Schedule
ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum described the toughness of the Gamecocks schedule. “I don’t think anyone could argue against the following statement that South Carolina has the hardest schedule in the country, it is absolutely brutal. There is just no getting around it. So knowing that you have Alabama, knowing that you have Georgia and Clemson. By almost everyone’s projections, those are the No. 1, 2 and 3 schools in the country.


2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
The 2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 18th-year head coach Oliver Pough who became the program’s all-time winningest coach during the season, surpassing former Head Coach Willie Jeffries. The Bulldogs played their home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. They are a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).


2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
S.C. State was awarded the MEAC Co-Championship together with the North Carolina A&T Aggies.


2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
Both teams finished with 8–3 overall records and 6-2 within the MEAC, however due to Florida A&M being ineligible for postseason play, and by virtue of North Carolina A&T’s victory over South Carolina State, the Aggies received the MEAC’s bid to the Celebration Bowl. As a “bubble team” in consideration for the 2019 FCS Playoffs S.C. State was not chosen, thus ending their season.


2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 5–6, 4–3 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place.


2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Preseason, MEAC poll
In the MEAC preseason poll released on July 26, 2019, the Bulldogs were predicted to finish in sixth place.


2019 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team, Preseason, Preseason All–MEAC teams
The Bulldogs had two players selected to the preseason all-MEAC teams.


2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team
The 2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team represented the University of South Dakota in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bob Nielson and played their home games in the DakotaDome. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in sixth place.


2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Previous season
The Coyotes finished the 2018 season 4–7, 3–5 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.


2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Preseason, MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Coyotes were predicted to finish in sixth place.


2019 South Dakota Coyotes football team, Preseason, Preseason All–MVFC team
The Coyotes had two players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.


2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
The 2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team represented South Dakota State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 23rd-year head coach John Stiegelmeier and played their home games at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium in Brookings, South Dakota as members of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 5–3 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where, after a first round bye, they lost in the second round to Northern Iowa.


2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Previous season
The Jackrabbits finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in MVFC play to finish in second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Duquesne in the second round and Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semifinals to North Dakota State.


2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Preseason, MVFC poll
In the MVFC preseason poll released on July 29, 2019, the Jackrabbits were predicted to finish in second place.


2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, Preseason, Preseason All–MVFC team
The Jackrabbits had five players selected to the preseason all-MVFC team.


2019 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team, FCS Playoffs
The Jackrabbits entered the postseason tournament as the number seven seed, with a first-round bye.


2019 South Derbyshire District Council election
The 2019 South Derbyshire District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Derbyshire District Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.


2019 South Dublin County Council election
A South Dublin County Council election was held in South Dublin in Ireland on 24 May 2019 as part of that year's local elections. All 40 councillors were elected for a five-year term of office from 7 local electoral areas (LEAs) by single transferable vote.


2019 South Dublin County Council election
The 2018 LEA boundary review committee replaced the LEAs used in the 2014 elections. Its terms of reference required no change in the total number of councillors but set a lower maximum LEA size of seven councillors, exceeded by two of the 2014 LEAs. Other changes were necessitated by population shifts revealed by the 2016 census. The changes were enacted by statutory instrument (S.I.) No. 633/2018.


2019 South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships
The M-Electrolyte 25th South East Asian Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships 2019 were held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 4 to 9 June 2019.


2019 South Florida Bulls football team
The 2019 South Florida Bulls football team represented the University of South Florida (USF) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulls were led by third-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They competed as members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–8, 2–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.


2019 South Florida Bulls football team
On December 2, head coach Charlie Strong was fired. He finished at South Florida with a three-year record of 21–16.


2019 South Florida Bulls football team, Previous season
In 2018, South Florida began the year with seven consecutive victories, but lost their remaining six games, becoming the first team in FBS history to do so. This was achieved after a loss to Marshall in the Gasparilla Bowl.


2019 South Florida Bulls football team, Preseason, Coaching changes
In January 2019, South Florida hired Kerwin Bell as their new offensive coordinator, replacing Sterlin Gilbert, who left to take the head coaching job at McNeese State. Bell had spent the previous three seasons as the head coach at Valdosta State, where he led the school to an NCAA Division II national title in 2018.


2019 South Florida Bulls football team, Preseason, AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Bulls predicted to finish third in the AAC East Division.


2019 South Florida Bulls football team, Pre-season award watch lists
Heading into the 2019 season, five Bulls were named to various award watch lists: Blake Barnett (Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award), Coby Weiss (Lou Groza Award), Marcus Norman (Outland Trophy), Mike Hampton (Jim Thorpe Award), and Mitchell Wilcox (John Mackey Award).


2019 South Florida Bulls football team, Schedule
South Florida's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference games: at home against Wisconsin of the Big Ten Conference, then on the road against Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and then at home again against South Carolina State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Their fourth non-conference game will be played at home against BYU, a football independent, after the start of the conference schedule. In American Athletic Conference play, the Bulls will play the other members of the East Division and draw Memphis, Navy, and SMU from the West Division. They will not play Houston, Tulane, or Tulsa as part of the regular season.


2019 South Florida Bulls men's soccer team
The 2019 South Florida Bulls men's soccer team represented the University of South Florida during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 5. It was the program's 55th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 7th season in the AAC. The 2019 season was Bob Butehorn's third year as head coach for the program.


2019 South Florida Bulls men's soccer team, Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019 South Gloucestershire Council election
The 2019 South Gloucestershire Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Gloucestershire Council in England as part of nationwide  local elections.


2019 South Gloucestershire Council election
A 2018 boundary change meant that the total number of seats in the council was reduced from 70 to 61. The Conservatives retained their control of the council, sliding from 40 seats to 33. The Liberal Democrats increased from 16 to 17 seats, and Labour lost three, going to 11.


2019 South Gloucestershire Council election, Ward results
In wards that are represented by more than one councillor, electors were given more than one vote each, hence the voter turnout may not match the number of votes cast.


2019 South Hams District Council election
Elections to South Hams District Council took place on 2 May 2019, the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. All 20 wards were up for election, each with either 1,2 or 3 councillors to be elected. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council, but with their majority reduced to just 1 seat.


2019 South Holland District Council election
The 2019 South Holland District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of the South Holland District Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.


2019 South Holland District Council election, Council Composition
Following the last election in 2015, the composition of the council was:


2019 South Korean Capitol attack
2019 South Korean Capitol attack occurred on December 16, 2019, when supporters of the Liberty Korea Party, Our Republican Party, and Taegeukgi units suddenly attempted to illegally enter the Korea National Assembly Proceeding Hall and use violence against police and politicians.


2019 South Korean Capitol attack, Attack on the Capitol
On December 16, 2019, the Liberty Korea Party, Korea's mainstream conservative party, held a "The contest to condemn the revision of the CIO Act and the Election Act"(Korean: 공수처법·선거법 날치기 저지 규탄대회) with the Taegeuk squad and illegally invaded the National Assembly on the same day. In front of the main building, they spit or grabbed the hair of Justice Party members. They also hit Sul Hoon, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea wearing glasses, in the face, causing the glasses to fly and damage.


2019 South Korean Capitol attack, Attack on the Capitol
The incident was later compared to the 2021 United States Capitol attack by South Korean media.


2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
The 2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships were held from January 11–13, 2019 at the Mokdong Ice Rink in Seoul. It was organized by the Korean Skating Union. This was the 73rd edition of these championships held.


2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships
Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles and ladies' singles on the senior and junior levels and ice dancing on the junior level for the title of national champion of South Korea. The results of the national championships were used to choose the Korean teams to the 2019 World Junior Championships and 2019 World Championships.


2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, Senior results
Cha Jun-hwan and You Young both won their third senior national titles.


2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, Four Continents Championships
The 2019 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held in Anaheim, California, United States from February 7–10, 2019.


2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Junior Championships
The 2019 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held in Zagreb, Croatia from March 4–10, 2019.


2019 South Korean Figure Skating Championships, International team selections, World Championships
The 2019 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Saitama, Japan, from March 18–24, 2019.


2019 South Korean by-elections
The 2019 South Korean by-elections was held in South Korea on 3 April 2019. 2 seats to the National Assembly of South Korea were contested.


2019 South Korean by-elections, Reasons for by-elections
The following Members of National Assembly lost or resigned from their seats:


2019 South Lakeland District Council election
The 2019 South Lakeland District Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of South Lakeland District Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election.


2019 South Norfolk District Council election
The 2019 South Norfolk District Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2019 to elect the whole council as part of 2019 United Kingdom local elections.


2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in South Ossetia on 9 June 2019.


2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election
The ruling United Ossetia party lost its majority in parliament. Only three other elected members guaranteed their support if United Ossetia was to form a government, leaving it one seat short of a majority.


2019 South Ossetian parliamentary election, Electoral system
A new electoral system was introduced prior to the elections, introducing a mixed electoral system, with 17 of the 34 seats elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency, and the other 17 elected by first-past-the-post voting in single member constituencies. Between 2004 and 2014, all seats were elected by proportional representation.